Traveling Fork with Ivory Handle

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Four curved tines, curved shoulders. Long baluster-shaped neck, handle carved ivory in the shape of a lion holding a shield; a small hole through the back of the lion.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
ca. 1550
Credit Line
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
Medium
steel, ivory
Dimensions
L x W x D: 13.2 × 1.4 × 1.5 cm (5 3/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in.)
Type
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Object Name
fork
Type
fork
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